Tertiary education in Canarias

In Canarias, 36.3% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Canarias, 2025 36.3% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.9percentage points 2024: 35.4%
Spain, 2025 42.4% Country total
Position in 2025 129th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Canarias over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period CanariasSpain
2025 36.3% 42.4%
2024 35.4% 42.0%
2023 34.3% 41.4%
2022 36.6% 40.7%
2021 35.6%b (break in time series) 40.4%b (break in time series)
2020 34.4% 39.7%
2019 32.8% 38.6%
2018 30.5% 37.3%
2017 29.6% 36.4%
2016 29.4% 35.7%
2015 26.6% 35.1%
2014 27.0%b (break in time series) 34.7%b (break in time series)
2013 27.3% 33.7%
2012 26.0% 32.6%
2011 24.1% 31.9%
2010 23.9% 31.0%
2009 23.6% 30.0%
2008 23.1% 29.5%
2007 24.6% 29.3%
2006 23.7% 28.8%
2005 24.5%b (break in time series) 28.5%b (break in time series)
2004 23.1% 26.7%
2003 21.7% 25.6%
2002 23.1% 24.9%
2001 20.1% 23.7%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 35.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 26.6%, the figure has changed by +9.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Canarias has the 129th highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 42.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Canarias
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat